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Epic Games · 1 month ago

Lead Engine Programmer

Epic Games is a global leader in game development and engine technology, known for creating award-winning games and innovative tools. The Lead Engine Programmer will oversee the technology stack behind Unreal Editor for Fortnite and lead a team to enhance cloud engine technology while collaborating with various game teams.

Developer PlatformGamingMetaverseSoftwareVideo Games
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Comp. & Benefits
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Lead a team that maintains, optimises and enhances the cloud engine technology behind UEFN
Be a vision holder for our medium and long term UEFN pipeline development strategy
Be responsible for live operational management of the UEFN cloud engine pipeline
Work closely with game teams to gather and satisfy stakeholder’s requirements
Actively contribute to the codebase, trouble shoot issues, ensure their timely resolution
Plan, schedule and prioritise work with and for your team, identify risks and determine mitigations

Qualification

C++ programmingTeam leadershipModern profiling toolsLarge datasets processingDeveloper workflows improvementStakeholder communicationCollaborationRelationship building

Required

Proven experience leading an programming team
Experienced C++ programming skills
Working experience and familiarity of modern profiling tools
Demonstrates a passion for improving developer workflows and user experience
Experience of working with large datasets and processing information efficiently
Proven ability to communicate progress, present plans and deliver documents to stakeholders
A good team player, collaborator and mentor to our programming team
Can drive forward long term development goals whilst delivering on short term wins holding a team accountable for their output
Ability to work cross organisation, network, build relationships and coordinate with other teams

Company

Epic Games

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Epic Games is an interactive entertainment company that develops games and offers its game engine technology to other developers.

H1B Sponsorship

Epic Games has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (60)
2024 (35)
2023 (50)
2022 (24)
2021 (24)
2020 (10)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$7.86B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySonyDisney Accelerator
2024-06-10Series Unknown
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-02-07Corporate Round· $1.5B

Leadership Team

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Randy Gelber
Chief Financial Officer
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Tera Randall
Vice President, Communications and Policy
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